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The GMF Planning sector includes official plans, neighbourhood plans, and economic development plans.
For more information, please contact:
Devin Causley, Senior Program Officer
613-907-6370
dcausley@fcm.ca
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- Research Report: Sustainable Community Planning New
In 2008, FCM commissioned a series of comprehensive reports on issues, trends, emerging technologies, and current and best practices in four sectors of municipal activity. This report explores the latest developments and innovations in collaborative, integrated and long-term sustainable community planning in communities across Canada.
Interested in other sector research? See similar reports for the energy sector, the transportation sector and the water sector.
- Which plan is right for your municipality?
- Town of Milton Eco-Tech Village Pilot Project Sustainable Development Guidelines
from the Town of Milton’s Sustainable Development Study — Eco-Technology Village Proposal, supported by FCM’s Green Municipal Fund
- Ahead of the Wave: A Guide to Sustainable Asset Management for Canadian Municipalities
Presented by Reg Andres, R.V. Anderson Consulting. The presentation focuses on the concept of sustainability as it relates to the management of municipal infrastructure supporting the delivery of water and wastewater services. A key focus is the development of a "sustainability model" and its use as a tool for high level management decisions, particularly related to long-term, sustainable investment needs for these municipal assets.
- Demonstrating the Economic Benefits of Integrated Green Infrastructure:
- Executive Summary
- Final Report
Illustrates the economic, social, fiscal and environmental benefits of cooperative planning and development and provides guidance to municipalities.
- Green Municipalities: A Guide to Green Infrastructure for Canadian Municipalities
by The Sheltair Group for FCM, May 2001. Innovative sustainable community development guide.
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Canadian Institute of Planners – Various publications on planning issues: Plan Canada, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, ScenarioPlus. Awards for Planning Excellence.
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - research on sustainable planning to encourage neighbourhood design and land use planning approaches that reduce costs and environmental impacts, while maintaining community livability.
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MetroQuest
MetroQuest is a powerful tool that’s transforming stakeholder engagement for metropolitan areas, municipalities and regional districts.
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ICLEI Local Agenda 21
The Local Agenda 21 (LA21) Campaign promotes a participatory, long-term, strategic planning process that helps municipalities identify local sustainability priorities and implement long-term action plans.
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